Normally you would use the Oradim utility to remove the instances before
uninstalling the Oracle software.
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Terry Dykstra
Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
"Randy Harris" <randy_at_SpamFree.com> wrote in message
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> "Alan Searle" <aj_searle_at_xxxyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > As a newcomer to Oracle server, I am experimenting with the
> > functionality (under Windows 2K) and so have deinstalled and
> > re-installed several times.
> >
> > This works OK but I find that, although I try to make sure that all
> > components are de-installed (i.e. using the Oracle Installer, deleting
> > the directories and deleting entries from the registry) I find that
> > previously declared databases/tablespaces are still declaring under
> > 'Services' which means I cannot re-use these names.
> >
> > So can anyone tell me how to remove these services? Where is they
> > controlled? In the registry? Or in the Windows environment (under
> > control panel)? And do I need to be 'Administrator' on my PC or can I
> > delete services with a normal user account?
> >
> > Any tips would be a great help.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Alan Searle
> >
> > To e-mail me just remove the 'xxx' from the e-mail address.
> >
> > PS: In my documentation the user 'Oracle' is often mentioned. Is this
> > account created automatically and, if so, what is the default password?
> > And how should I format my login use this account in SQL*Plus?
>
> Alan,
>
> You'll find them in the registry:
>
> HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services
>
> They can be safely deleted from there. You will need Administrator priv.
> Then reboot.
>
> AFAIK, no 'Oracle' account will get created, either in the database or in
> the OS, from installing Oracle server, or from creating a database. An OS
> group - ora_dba will get created. Your software owner (the account you
use
> to install the server) will be in that group. Users sys and system will
be
> in the database. You can login to SQL*Plus with those.
>
> Randy
>
>
Received on Wed Aug 31 2005 - 13:35:56 CDT
